{"id":271492,"date":"2023-10-06T15:39:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=271492"},"modified":"2023-10-06T15:39:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:39:51","slug":"who-died-on-uzalo-in-real-life-meet-the-actors-who-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/who-died-on-uzalo-in-real-life-meet-the-actors-who-passed-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Died on Uzalo in Real Life? Meet the Actors Who Passed Away"},"content":{"rendered":"
In recent years, several Uzalo actors have been speculated to have passed away. While a few of the cast members have died, most of the actors said to have passed on are still alive and well.<\/strong><\/p>\n In 2015, Uzalo premiered on SABC1 and had relatively unknown cast members who had grown over the years to become elite actors in the country. Having won the hearts of South Africans with their outstanding performances, fans of the highly-rated TV series have been met with constant heartbreaks amidst rumors of the death of popular Uzalo actors. These actors, however, have appeared to be victims of death hoaxes.<\/p>\n South African actor Sipho Ngema passed away in a Johannesburg hospital on April 21, 2020, at the age of 47. The father of six died<\/a> from pulmonary hypertension, which caused his heart to fail. He played the role of Terror in Uzalo<\/em><\/a> and was best recognized for his recurring role as Raymond in the e.tv soapie Rhythm City<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Ngema also portrayed drug boss Luthando in the TV series Stash<\/em>. He was survived by his wife and six children, including RHOD actress Mbali Ngiba and Lethu Ngema. Soon after the actor’s demise, it was publicized that his family needed donations from the public to organize his funeral. His daughter, Lethu, quickly debunked<\/a> the rumor and disclosed that scammers were taking advantage of her father’s death to make money, which broke their hearts.<\/p>\n Before his death on July 24th, 2022, Mncedisi Shabangu was set to debut<\/a> on Uzalo<\/em> as the new villain, Mthambisi Phakathi, on Wednesday, July 27th, 2022. He was supposed to portray the character of a reputable businessman who would fall in love with Gabisile (played by Baby Cele<\/a>) and then rock Nkunzi’s (Masoja Msiza<\/a>) world.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, he died a few days after joining the cast of SA’s most-watched TV series. The late actor, playwright, and theatre director passed on after complaining of chest pain. His memorial service was held on August 2nd, 2022, at The Market Theatre in Johannesburg<\/a>.<\/p>\nList of Uzalo Actors Who Passed Away<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Sipho Ngema<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Mncedisi Shabangu<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Mandisa Mngeni<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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